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Michigan State Football Team History

Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Conference: Big 10-

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1885 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Pittsburgh	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Michigan	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Iowa	15	27	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Notre Dame	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Indiana	35	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Ohio State	10	21	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Purdue	17	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Northwestern	21	18	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Detroit Mercy	43	15	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	193
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	118
Defense Average	13.1
Opponents Record	36-34
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-0 -1

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	6-2-1	AP
11	6-2-1	Coaches
11	6-2-1	UPI

1960 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	228	88	Lost 7-17	6-1	147	50	Murray Warmath
Illinois	5-4	140	117		3-4	97	109	Peter R. Elliot
Indiana	1-8	69	243		0-7	29	215	Phil Dickens
Iowa	8-1	234	108		5-1	163	89	Forest Evashevski
Ohio State	7-2	209	90		5-2	165	90	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	6-2-1	193	118		4-2	122	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	5-4	133	84		3-4	81	78	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern	5-4	107	103		3-4	81	94	Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue	4-4-1	212	163		3-4	134	117	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	4-5	148	183		2-5	89	170	Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.